Informative Links

Our On-Ground Work

Clink on the icons below to see more information about the 50+ sites across McLaren Vale where we are working to remove weed species and replant local native vegetation.

Some Useful Documents

BMV’s Plant List
Want to know a bit more about what plants we put in the ground each year? Have a look at our plant list (current as of July 2023) to find out a bit more about them and perhaps get some in the ground at your place.
BMV Plant List
And if you want to find out what plants will suit the environment where you live, this handy tool put out by the SA Botanic Gardens can help you out - http://plantselector.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/

BMV Weed Booklet
BMV has produced a weed booklet with the help of the very talented Jordan Bang. Click the link below to download this PDF version of the booklet for an excellent and concise resource for identifying local weeds.
BMV Weed Booklet

John McLaren - A Brief History

Who was the man behind the name of our amazing region? Have a read of this short history, with thanks to our very own Dr Gavin Malone.

John Wingate McLaren - A History

Our Projects

Olive Removal and BioChar Pilot Project
With its origins linked to trial work undertaken together with Pete Wadewitz since the 1990’s and a conversation with John Schutz in early 2019, Biodiversity McLaren Vale was proud to take part in the Olive Removal and Biochar Pilot Project in 2021.

The purpose of the project was to find practical solutions to reduce woody weed infestations, improve biodiversity, reduce fire hazard on private land and National Parks, improve soil carbon and trail new technology to produce biochar on site rather than combusting to ash and demonstrate a circular economy.

Click the link below to read the final report on the Project.
Olive Removal and Biochar Pilot Project Final Report

Plains Rd Revegetation Project (SA Water and Hills Face Biodiversity Group)
Since 2021, Biodiversity McLaren Vale has partnered with SA Water and Hills Face Biodiversity Group to regenerate a 600m stretch of waterway that drains into the Aldinga Washpool.

The Aldinga Washpool is a rare ephemeral freshwater wetland in Adelaide's south, supporting a large number of native plant and animal species including some of conservation significance. Recently, the State Government announced that the area will form part of a new conservation park, protecting this sensitive environment into the future. You can read more about the Washpool here.

To enhance the environment of the Washpool, BMV has partnered with SA Water and the Willunga Hills Face Landcare Group to plant out this watercourse over the next few years. This will help to minimise erosion, reduce the levels of silt reaching the Washpool and improve water quality. Running alongside the SA Water Aldinga wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) site, this project is a joint initiative of the three organisations with support and funding from Landscape SA (Hills and Fleurieu) through a Grassroots Grant.